We will never run out of things to care about. One glance at the internet, particularly if you run in certain circles, will bombard you with things that urgently need your prayers, your attention, your energy, your money. A great number of them are truly worthy. Like a deer in headlights, a sensitive person is …
Category Archives: Devotional
DEVOTIONAL: Hold onto Me
‘For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13 If there is one thing we can say about God, it’s that He knows exactly what we need when we need it. And He knows we need …
Faith = an abiding trust in God, a devotion by Keona J Tann
We are told that “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)Sounds pretty important, so let’s look at the first one mentioned – faith. What is Faith? The Amplified version of 1 Corinthians 13:13 describes faith as an abiding trust in God and His promises. …
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DEVOTIONS: Who told you that?
Who told you that you were naked? One of the questions that God asks Adam and Eve in the garden is who told them they were naked. He didn’t ask them why they were naked, he asked them who told them they were naked. As I read this question, I find it goes beyond just …
Help to Remember, a devotion by Keona J Tann
One day my husband came home with a few suits he’d taken to the dry cleaners, they were tied together with a piece of brown string. I immediately thought of how string was used to help people remember. Growing up when I’d mention I’d want to try and remember something I’d often hear the phrase: …
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DEVOTIONAL: He will do it again
He will do it again. It’s so easy for us to forget what God has done. We often read the bible and wonder at how the people of Israel could so quickly forget what God rescued them from. We wonder at their grumbling in the desert, shaking our head at their attitude. But the truth …
Devotional | For when you need strength
My writing year starts in February with the school term, as school holidays and writing time are not compatible for me. And yet, February has come and gone and still I have found it hard to settle properly into a routine. Maybe it was the snap lockdown at the beginning of the year that delayed …
DEVOTIONS: A Broken Song to the Perfect One
Do you ever feel like a broken song playing on repeat? Sometimes I feel as if I’m a broken record, bringing the same tune to the Lord over and over. Help me, Lord; take away the pain, Lord; fix the situation, Lord; bring restoration, Lord; help me to do the right thing, Lord. I often …
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DEVOTIONAL: Perfect Peace
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3 Finding perfect peace is not an easy thing to come across. Often, most of us have seasons where we don’t feel peace at all, let alone have perfect peace. But God’s Words tells us that …
Devotional | Prayer of Peace
The start of a new year brings with it hope and new dreams and, after the epic marathon that was 2020, we are all in need of this. Yet, barely weeks into 2021, already there have been lockdowns in a number of states of Australia, and let’s not talk about how Christmas looked for some. …